Hisn al-Muslim 27
((سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ: عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ، وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ، وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ)) (ثلاثَ مرَّاتٍ إذا أصبحَ).
subhanallahi wa bihamdihi 'adada khalqihi wa rida nafsihi wa zinata 'arshihi wa midada kalimatihi
Glory be to Allah, as many as His creations, Glory be to Allah as much as His pleasure, Glory be to Allah as much as the weight of His Throne, and as much as the ink of His written words.
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 27
Translation: dua-dhikr (fitrahive), free redistribution
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The same glorification is repeated four times over, and what changes on each repetition is the measure attached to it rather than the glorification itself. Allah is glorified as many as the number of His creations, then as much as His own pleasure, then as much as the weight of His Throne, and finally as much as the ink of His written words. One unchanged sentence is given four different scales.
Spoken when morning comes and when evening comes. The Arabic text marks it to be said three times in the morning.
The four measures do not stay in one register. They begin with something countable in creation and end with the ink of His written words, so the final measure is no longer a quantity at all.
About these notesThe notes above explain the wording of the supplication as it is translated on this page. They add no commentary, history or ruling beyond it.
The Arabic text itself marks this to be said three times in the morning.
Carried in our data as Hisn al-Muslim 27:94.
Translated, it says: “Glory be to Allah, as many as His creations, Glory be to Allah as much as His pleasure, Glory be to Allah as much as the weight of His Throne, and as much as the ink of His written words.” The same glorification is repeated four times over, and what changes on each repetition is the measure attached to it rather than the glorification itself.
For those reading it without Arabic script: “subhanallahi wa bihamdihi 'adada khalqihi wa rida nafsihi wa zinata 'arshihi wa midada kalimatihi”
Spoken when morning comes and when evening comes. The four measures do not stay in one register.